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CVE-2019-11539

OS Command Injection: Is CVE-2019-11539 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

signals

public sources

Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
Metasploit +1
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
7.2 High
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
99%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-78 · OS Command Injection
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

public exploits

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baseline read

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Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, and 8.1RX before 8.1R15.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2, 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, 5.3RX before 5.3R12.1, 5.2RX before 5.2R12.1, and 5.1RX before 5.1R15.1, the admin web interface allows an authenticated attacker to inject and execute commands.

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    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    This is confirmed exploited in the wild. It is in the CISA KEV catalog, so attackers are actively using it, not just researchers. Patch this on priority and confirm the fix holds.

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Same weakness: CWE-78 · OS Command Injection.